Masters 2011 Vs Masters Golf

Masters 2011 Will See The Cream Of Masters Golf Go Head To Head This Week.

USA, Augusta, Georgia: Six of the top seven players have a chance to reach the top of the ranking by winning the Masters 2011 this week. Even though he is currently ranked No 7, that includes Tiger Woods.

Martin Kaymer remains No. 1 in the world, followed by Lee Westwood, Mickelson, Luke Donald, Graeme McDowell, Paul Casey and then Woods. Even if he does win at Augusta, because he has played more tournaments than Woods, Casey is the only player among the top seven who could not reach No. 1 .

On Tuesday, the Masters 2011 announced pairings for the first and second rounds, to be played in the first Masters Golf tournament for the year at Augusta.

Woods will be playing the first two days of the Masters with U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, who rallied from a four-shot deficit to beat Woods last December. Woods will play off the first tee at 10:41 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday.

Robert Allenby from Australia will also be in their group for the opening two rounds at Masters 2011.

Defending Masters Golf champion Phil Mickelson is in the same group with U.S. Amateur champion Peter Uihlein, one of the many traditions at Augusta National.

Other notable groups include Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood, the top two Masters Golf players in the world, joined by Matt Kuchar.

The four Masters Golf majors offer 100 world ranking points to the winner. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus again will be honorary starters at Masters 2011. Nicklaus has won more Masters Tournaments than any other golfer, winning six times between 1963 and 1986. Other multiple winners include Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods, with four each. Gary Player, from South Africa, was the first non-American player to win the tournament in 1961.